The true cost of a PPL?

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I've literally just about finished my PPL (final test within next couple of weeks). My total costs so far are:

Flight training and all 7 theory exams: just over £10,350
Headset: £266.95 (although you should be able to rent one)
Class 2 Medical Examination: £190
Air Comms Practical Exam: £75

I probably have about another £300-£400 to spend over the next fortnight, which'll take me up to about 55 hours in total upon completion of the test.

So for me it has been (including absolutely everything) about £11k. I suspect I've done it slower than average though. Whenever the weather wasn't good enough for what we wanted to do I decided to fly anyway and just do something else. If I had cancelled and instead only flown when we were working on new parts of the course (instead of revision) then I think I'd have the PPL with 50 hours.

So I'd say - as has been stated above - £10k is a reasonable budget, and if it ends up being a £1k more then it's not the end of the world.

Good luck with your training buddy!